Partition crate or box construction



y 1933- s. ROSENBERG 1319 042 PARTITION CRATE 0R BOX CONSTRUCTION Filed Nov. 24, 1931 Patented July 18, 1933 UNITED STATES SOLOMON ROSENBERG, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK PARTITION CRATE OR BOX CONSTRUCTION Application filed November 24, 1931. Serial No. 577,079.

This invention relates to improvements in crates or boxes of the partition type.

The invention resides in a wooden crate or box in which the interior is divided into a plurality of individual cells for the accommodation of bottle goods.

The primary object of the invention is to form the cells by providing a plurality of crossed partition members, and which partition members are permitted to cross in a manner so as not to weaken the structure and which is accomplished by providing one set of partition members with slots through which the other sets of partition members ass. p This produces a partition unit which may be placed into the body of a box and secured therein against accidental separation there from.

Another object of the invention is to provide a crate or box of the cell type which is simple of construction, easy to assemble, and inexpensive of manufacture.

With these and other objects in View, the invention resides in the certain novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts, the essential features of which are hereinafter full described, are particularly pointed out in the appended claims, and are illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved partition crate.

Figure 2 is a top plan view with parts broken away in section. 1

Figure 3 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view on the line 33 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a vertical transverse sectional view on the line 44 of Figure 2.

Referring to the drawing by reference characters, the numeral designates a rectangular shaped box body or crate which comprises parallel side walls 11-11, nailed to end walls 1212, and a bottom wall 13 also nailed to the end walls. The end walls 1212 are provided with hand openings 14, while the inner sides thereof are provided with spaced vertical grooves 15 extending the width thereof for a purpose to be presently explained.

Associated with the box body 10 is a partition structure which includes spaced longitudinal partition members 16 of a length to slide within the channels or grooves 15 in the end Walls 12. The partition members are of a height equal to the depth of the interior of 6 the box body 10, and are provided with equidistantly spaced openings or slots 17, the ends of the said slots terminating short of the top and bottom edges of the said partition members.

Crossing the partition members 16 at right angles to the length thereof are a set of partition members 18, the same being of a width equal to the length of the slots 17 in order that they may pass through the alined slots 17 of the partition members 16. The partition members 18 are of a length equal to the inside width of the box body 10 so as to snugly fit against the inside of the side walls 11. The partition members 18 are therefore of a height less than the height of the partition members 16 but they divide the interior of the box into a plurality of individual cells into which bottle goods may be placed and disposed in spaced relation.

The partition structure may be assembled outside of the box body and-dropped within the body as a unit, after which binding strips of metal 19 are placed around opposite ends of the box body and overlie the top edges of the end walls 12 so as to prevent the partition unit from being lifted from the box body. These metal straps are secured in position by nails or other like fastening elements 20.

From the foregoing description, it will be 35 seen that I have provided a box or crate in which the interior is divided up into a plurality of separate cells or compartments which are formed by sets of crossed partition members, one set being provided with alined slots for the passage of the other set. By providing the slots in the partition members 16 inward of the edges thereof, there is no tendency to weaken the partition walls as the openings are filled by reason of the partition members 18 which pass therethrough. A box of rigid and strong construction is produced, and one which is simple of construction and inexpensive of manufacture. To repair or replace the partition members 16, the 109 transversel straps 19 are loosened and the same lifted from the grooves l5.- Should it be desired to remove any of the transverse partition members 18, either side wall 11 may be pulled free of the end walls 12 and the members 18 pulled through the side of the box without disturbing the partition members 16.

Although I have shown the longitudinally disposed partition members 16 as having the slots therein, it will be understood that the arrangement may be reversed in that the wider partition members may constitute the disposed partition walls with slots provi ed therein while the longitudinally extending partition members may be of a less height and passing through the alined slots in the longitudinal partition members.

While I have shown and described what I deem to be the most desirable embodiment of my invention, I wish it to be understood that various changes as come within the scope of thzgppended claims may be resorted to if desu Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. In combination with a box body open at its top and having end walls and side walls nailed thereto, two sets of rigid cross partition members within said body, one set of partition members being wider-than the other set and having space alined slots therein, the

- ends of the slots terminating short of the opposite side edges of said partition members, while the other narrower set of armtion members extend through said alined slots at right angles to said first set of members and have their ends in abutting engagement with the side walls of the box body, the end walls of said box body being provided with vertical grooves for the inside thereof which open onto the top edges for slidably receiving the ends of one set of partition members and means secured to the top edges of the en walls and overlying'the ends of the partitions seated in said grooves for securing the part1- tion members against removal.

2. In combination with a box body open at its top and having end walls and side walls nailed thereto, two sets ofrigid cross partition members within said body, one set of partition members having spaced alined slots therein, the ends of the slots in each of the partition members being of the same length and terminating short of the edges of said partition members in the same plane, while the other set of partition members extend through said alined slots at right angles to said first set of partition members, the end walls of said box body being provided with vertical grooves on the inside thereof which extend upwardly from the bottom edge for receiving the ends of the slotted set of partition members, and binding straps passing around the box body at the ends thereof.

SOLOMON ROSENBERG. 

